Shovelnose guitarfish

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Rhinobatos productus
Conservation status
Near Threatened
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Rajiformes Family: Rhinobatidae Genus: Rhinobatos Species: R. productus
Binomial name
Rhinobatos productus Ayres, 1854

The shovelnose guitarfish, Rhinobatos productus, is a ray that ranges from central California down to the Sea of Cortez. This species has had one documented case of an attack on a diver when a male guitarfish was interrupted during mating. Due to the tooth structure of the guitarfish, this attack could have resulted in a "gumming" at worst.

A 32 inch shovelnose guitarfish caught in the surf at San Diego.

[edit] References

• Márquez et al (2005). Rhinobatos productus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
• Rhinobatos productus (TSN 160818). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 24 January 2006.
• "Rhinobatos productus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. August 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.

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